Land OF Smiles
Dormant account
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2007
- Location
- Surat Thani,Thailand
A little while ago, I made the (not so) permanent move from Thailand to Spain, gambling online in Spain was a doddle.
Then I moved to Thailand. I have done the hard work so you don't have to.
For some people resident in Thailand, they can find the country extremely prohibitive when it comes to financial and banking matters. Most major banks have Non-Resident baht accounts, but they are restricted.
I have an aversion to using my British & Spanish CCs over here, just because I do. (Been burned in the past.)
I wanted to gamble online using my Thai information and bank accounts and went about trying to just that. As a side-note credit cards are virtually impossible for farangs (foreigners) to get, irrespective of how much cash in the bank etc and the strings attached don't make it worth while.
Before anyone asks, the highly knowledgable Spearmaster has indicated in another post, that gambling is illegal in Thailand on Thai soil. Even then it's frequently available at underground casinos and your local temple whenever there is a funeral (which is quite regularly here). The state has lotteries and horse racing, so it does take the mick a bit. Thailand is not a muslim country, but a Bhuddist one and neighbouring Myanmar allow online gambling (just that no one there can afford to do so.)
I have discovered the way to go about it:
My Method
1. If you don't happen to speak Thai, make sure you know someone who does. This comes in very handy when going to the bank.
2. Open a Moneybookers account.
3. Visit your local bank and ask for them to perform a Wire Transfer by SWIFT to Moneybookers. SWIFT transactions are available at all branches nationwide (I found this out today, Spearmaster.)
4. Look at the accredited list of casinos found on this website, there are many that accept Moneybookers as a method of deposit/withdrawal.
5. Withdraw money from Moneybookers account, hassle-free.
Fortunately for me the headache is over, Moneybookers is a convenient tool for Thai-based customers.
Now let's just see if I can carry this to the tables.
Then I moved to Thailand. I have done the hard work so you don't have to.
For some people resident in Thailand, they can find the country extremely prohibitive when it comes to financial and banking matters. Most major banks have Non-Resident baht accounts, but they are restricted.
I have an aversion to using my British & Spanish CCs over here, just because I do. (Been burned in the past.)
I wanted to gamble online using my Thai information and bank accounts and went about trying to just that. As a side-note credit cards are virtually impossible for farangs (foreigners) to get, irrespective of how much cash in the bank etc and the strings attached don't make it worth while.
Before anyone asks, the highly knowledgable Spearmaster has indicated in another post, that gambling is illegal in Thailand on Thai soil. Even then it's frequently available at underground casinos and your local temple whenever there is a funeral (which is quite regularly here). The state has lotteries and horse racing, so it does take the mick a bit. Thailand is not a muslim country, but a Bhuddist one and neighbouring Myanmar allow online gambling (just that no one there can afford to do so.)
I have discovered the way to go about it:
My Method
1. If you don't happen to speak Thai, make sure you know someone who does. This comes in very handy when going to the bank.
2. Open a Moneybookers account.
3. Visit your local bank and ask for them to perform a Wire Transfer by SWIFT to Moneybookers. SWIFT transactions are available at all branches nationwide (I found this out today, Spearmaster.)
4. Look at the accredited list of casinos found on this website, there are many that accept Moneybookers as a method of deposit/withdrawal.
5. Withdraw money from Moneybookers account, hassle-free.
Fortunately for me the headache is over, Moneybookers is a convenient tool for Thai-based customers.
Now let's just see if I can carry this to the tables.